Reading Time: 3 minutesAlthough millions of years of evolution separate humans from insects, a tiny fruit fly called Drosophila melanogaster has been one of the most extensively studied
Category: MND Research
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat brings you happiness? What makes life worth living? Is it going on holiday, spending time with loved ones or just being able to get
Reading Time: 2 minutesGovernment cuts to research will have a knock on effect for the future, while cuts to care have an impact on those currently living with MND.
Reading Time: 2 minutesZebrafish are increasingly becoming the organism of choice to study both early development and disease. But why are zebrafish important to MND research and can
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis morning we read with interest an article in the Daily Mail newspaper which links MND to the month that you were born in. According to
Reading Time: 3 minutesResults of a recent poll suggest that the UK public is incredibly supportive of healthcare research within the NHS. These results will now be used
Reading Time: 2 minutesWould it ever cross your mind that the relative lengths of your fingers might be related to the durability of your motor neurones? Probably not
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe organise the International Symposium on ALS/MND every year, and this year, the symposium will be going ‘down under’ to Sydney Australia on 30 November
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the past year, our blog has been viewed nearly 16,000 times. We’ve written 97 articles to take people behind the scenes of MND research,
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe’re aware that thing’s may seem quiet in terms of ‘big’ MND research moments… almost too quiet… Well, today, the pharmaceutical companies Biogen Idec and Knopp Biosciences announced